Cornille of Burgundy explained

Cornille of Burgundy
Birth Name:Cornille of Beveren
Spouse:Margareta Courbaulde

Cornille of Burgundy, also called Cornille of Beveren, (– 16 May 1452) was an illegitimate son of Philip the Good (Duke of Burgundy) and Catherine Scaers.

Cornille was the first and favourite bastard son of Philip the Good and received the titles of Grand Bâtard de Bourgogne, Lord of Beveren and Vlissingen, and was also Governor and Captain-General of the Duchy of Luxembourg.

Although he never married, Cornille had two children with Margareta Courbaulde, Lady of Elverdinge:

After his death in the Battle of Bazel near Rupelmonde, Cornille was buried in the St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral in Brussels. All his titles and possessions went to his younger half-brother Anthony, bastard of Burgundy.

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